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路易斯和克拉克探險中的熊
這是他們見過的熊中，體型最為龐大的一隻，一隻重約600磅的灰熊。「看起來極為龐大的動物，極難捕殺」1805年5月5
日，路易斯的日記如是說。克拉克用下列字句形容那隻灰熊「非常高大且外形看起來極為兇殘的動物」；克拉克及探險隊的另一名隊員連開了十槍，那隻灰熊才不支倒地。
好幾個美國印地安人部落都曾向路易斯和克拉克提過灰熊。他們表示只有狩獵人數高達6-10人時，他們才會攻擊灰熊，而且即使是如此，有時灰熊也會殺死其中一人。路易斯在探險過程中第一次看到的灰熊是兩隻幼熊。他及另外一位獵人輕易的就殺死其中一隻。那一天，路易斯在他的日記中寫道，雖然美國原住民的弓箭也許無法有效對付灰熊，但灰熊根本敵不過受過訓練的步槍射手。很快的，他的想法就不同了。
It was the largest bear they'd ever seen, a great grizzly bear that weighed an estimated 600 pounds. A "most tremendous looking animal, and extreemly hard to kill," wrote Lewis in his journal on May 5, 1805. Clark described the grizzly as "verry large and a turrible looking animal." Clark and another member of the expedition fired 10 shots at it before it died.
Several tribes of Native Americans had told Lewis and Clark about grizzly bears. The tribes would only attack these great bears if there were 6-10 people in their hunting party, and even then the bears would sometimes kill one of them. The first grizzlies Lewis saw during the expedition were two smaller bears. He and another hunter had easily killed one of them. That day Lewis wrote in his journal that although the Native Americans with their bows and arrows might have problems, the grizzlies were no match for skilled rifleman. He soon changed his mind.
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